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Clyde Garfield Jeffers (July 2, 1881 – February 16, 1956)[1] was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1939 to 1949.
Born in Hampton, Iowa, he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1905.[1]
Grant County, Washington, Prosecuting Attorney from 1913 to 1917; Washington state superior court judge from 1923 to 1939.[1]
On August 6, 1949, Jeffers announced his retirement from the court effective September 6. His announcement came the day after a similar announcement by Associate Justice William J. Steinert, while both were hospitalized for heart ailments.[2]
Died in Olympia, Washington, at the age of 74. Interred at Claquato Cemetery.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Retired Jurist Taken By Death", The Spokesman-Review (February 17, 1956), p. 9.
- ^ "State Chief Justice Clyde G. Jeffers to Retire on September 6", The Spokesman-Review (August 6, 1949), p. 1.
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